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On Sun. 12 Sep 1943 British X Corps near Salerno, Italy shifted into a.....

1943-09-12

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British X Corps near Salerno, Italy shifted into a defensive stance. Elsewhere in Italy, Bernard Montgomery's British XIII Corps reached Castrovillari and Belvedere, 130 kilometers south of Salerno.

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